The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has waived K Todd Carter. The team also placed T Ryan O’Callaghan on injured reserve.

Carter (6-1, 190) has played in one game with Carolina (2010). He entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Carolina in 2010. Carter converted 27 of 41 field goal attempts and 173 of 189 PATs for 254 points during his collegiate career at Grand Valley State.

O’Callaghan (6-7, 330) has played in 51 regular season games (20 starts) with New England (2006-08) and Kansas City (2009-10). He has also seen action in four postseason contests. He appeared in 11 games with one start for the Chiefs a year ago. He played in 14 contests with 12 starts for Kansas City in 2009 after being acquired off waivers from the Patriots.

The Susanville, California native entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (136th overall) of New England in 2006. O’Callaghan played in 47 games (35 starts) at California after prepping at Enterprise High School in Redding, California.

— Chiefs Public Relations —